The East: though it takes some risks and dares to examine matters of political and cultural significance that few other films touch, it ends just when it might have gotten really interesting [my review] [at blinkbox]

Poltergeist: it’s heeeeeere… at least for a few more days [at iPlayer] (expires 1:39AM Sat, 26 Oct 2013)

A Simple Plan: outstanding tragic drama, and one of the few instances of a film that’s better than the book it’s based on [my review] [at iPlayer] (expires 12:14AM Wed, 30 Oct 2013)